- January 30, 2025
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Volusia County is continuing to explore avenues to purchase a $1.3 million, 36-acre parcel of land found within the Plantation Oaks development by the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail.
Deputy County Manager Suzanne Konchan updated the County Council on this undertaking at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2. She said there is a “considerable amount of staff activity” as they look at the possibility of acquiring the land, originally slated for 76 residential lots, using different funding sources. One such source is ECHO; Konchan said the county is updating a study to later present to the Historic Preservation Board.
“Because of the 90-day timeline that we’re working under, we are trying to put together funding resources that we know could be obtainable within a short period of time.”
In addition, she said the county is examining the possibility of using impact fees to buy the property as well as looking at every grant application staff finds, and is sent by members of the public.
New Smyrna Beach resident Rebecca Chaffee spoke at the start of the meeting and outlined several of these grants, including grants from the Trust for Public Land in Florida, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and the possibility to turn the Loop into a UNESCO World Heritage site.
A neighborhood meeting for a new assisted living facility in Ormond Beach is scheduled for 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11.
According to a neighborhood meeting notice, the Paradise Pointe Assisted Living Facility project by Novella Holdings LLC proposes the construction of an 87-unit facility at 350 Clyde Morris Blvd.
The neighborhood meeting will be held in the waiting room of the Radiology Associates at Twin Lakes, located at 1890 LPGA Blvd., Suite 110.
Mori Hoisseini, chairman and chief executive officer of Intervest Construction Industries, was appointed to the University of Florida Board of Trustees, where he also serves as chairman.
Hosseini is also the current chairman of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Board of Trustees.
Volusia County Schools is asking parents to make a “firm decision” now regarding which learning option they want for their children for the remainder of the school year.
According to a press release, students will be required to remain in their learning option beginning Feb. 5. This is due to testing season, and to reduce loss of instructional time.
